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NGC 1365 galaxy
Image taken with C3-61000 PRO camera on 60 cm ASA600 RC telescope
Total exposure time 4.5 hours through LRGB filters
Author: Wolfgang Promper
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New CMOS cameras C1×26000 and C1×61000
The same sensors like in the C3 series.
The same mechanics like C1+ series, just a little bit eXtended.
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SH2-171 nebula
C3-61000 camera on 200mm f/4.5 Newton
Total exposure time 3 hours through RGB filters
Author: Andrea Lucchetti
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New CMOS cameras C3-61000 and C3-26000.
Back-illuminated sensors, high quantum efficiency, very low noise,
16 bit digitization, fast download, great dynamic range, perfect linearity,
efficient cooling, mechanical shutter, wide set of accessories, rich software support, ...
Every photon counts...
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NGC6188 nebula in narrow-band filters (top)
and in natural colors (bottom).
G4-16000 camera on 0.5m CDK telescope.
Authors: CielAustral group of astro-photographers.
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New C4-16000 Scientific CMOS camera with 4096x4096 pixels resolution, 9um pixels and 37x37mm sensor available.
More details here.
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Introducing new C1+ series of CMOS cameras
More details here
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The M82 "Cigar" galaxy.
Camera C2-12000A with RGB and Halpha filters on 30cm Newtonian telescope.
Total exposure time 28 hours.
Author: Martin Myslivec
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New C2 series of cooled CMOS astronomical cameras available
More details are available here.
Image on the background: NGC7635 "Bubble nebula" narrow-band image
by Martin Myslivec, acquired with C2-12000 camera on 30cm Newtonian telescope.
Every photon counts...
Welcome to the Moravian Instruments web site devoted to cameras for low light imaging in astronomy and microscopy.
New C1 series of CMOS astronomical cameras available
More details are available here
Every photon counts...
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SH2-308 nebula in the constellation Canis Major
G4-16000 camera with Halpha and OIII narrow-band filters on TEC160 telescope
Total exposure time 89 hours
Authors: Laurent Bourgon, Jean-Claude Canonne, Nicolas Outters, Philippe Bernhard and Didier Chaplain
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NGC 6188 and NGC6164 nebulae on the southern sky
G4-16000 camera with Halpha, OIII and SII narrow-band filters on TEC160 telescope
Total exposure time 115 hours
Authors: Laurent Bourgon, Jean-Claude Canonne, Nicolas Outters, Philippe Bernhard and Didier Chaplain
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Nebulae M8 Lagoon, M20 Trifid and NGC6559 in Sagittarius
G3-16200 camera on Takahashi FSQ-106
Total exposure time 8 hours
Author: Leonardo Orazi
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IC443 Jellyfish nebula in Gemini
Narrow-band exposure with four G4-16000 cameras on four telescopes (RH200, FSQ106, AP155, TEC140)
Total exposure time 110 hours
Authors: Laurent Bourgon, Philippe Bernhard, Didier Chaplain, Jean Claude Canonne
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M42 Great Orion Nebula
Combination of more than 8 hours of exposures from 5 seconds to 10 minutes through LRGB, H-alpha, OIII and SII filters.
More details on http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130320.html
Author: Reinhold Wittich
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“Elephant Trunk” nebula, part of nebulosity complex IC1396 in Cepheus
G2-8300 camera on 300mm f/4.5 astrograph
Captured through Hα, OIII and SII filters, total exposure time 28 hours
Author: Martin Myslivec
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|  | | We present one more totally breathtaking image from Wolfgang
Prompter. Imaging this iconic duo of interacting galaxies NGC4038,
appropriately nicknamed Antennae, in a few spare hours after
capturing another object, lead to surprising result. (more...) |
 | | We present breathtaking images of three galaxies, captured by
Wolfgang Promper with his new C3-61000 PRO camera on ASA telescope.
World class instruments, located in Namibia — a
place with very low light pollution and dark sky, combined with
Wolfgang’s experience, explain the exceptional quality of these
images. (more...) |
 | SH2-171 nebula | Updated: 19.10.2021 |
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 | | We received another first light image, taken with the
C3-61000 camera. This time it is the SH2-171 nebulosity complex imaged
in real (reg, green and blue) colors by Andrea Lucchetti. (more...) |
 | | This incredibly detailed image of the NGC6992 Veil Nebula in
Cygnus was captured by Martin Myslivec with his new C3-61000 camera on
the 40 cm f/4 corrected Newtonian telescope. In fact, this is the very
first image captured with the very first C3-61000 camera
sold. (more...) |
 | | C1× cameras employ the same
sensors like the C3 series — latest generation of
Sony APS and Full-Frame (24 × 36 mm) CMOS sensors, offering exceptional quantum
efficiency thanks to back-illuminated design and very low
dark current. Despite relatively small pixels, full-well capacity
exceeds 50 ke-, rivaling cameras
with much greater pixels. Combined with full 16 bit digitization, perfectly linear response
to light and exceptionally low read noise, these cameras
are suitable for both aesthetic astro-photography as well as
astronomical research. At the same time the C1× camera head is designed to be symmetrical, with as
small front cross-section as possible. (more...) |
 | M104 Sombrero | Updated: 26.4.2021 |
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 | | How far can amateurs go in the pursuit to perfect their images
of deep-sky objects? Consider the image of the M104 galaxy, nicknamed
Sombrero, below. The iconic image of M104, captured by the HST,
surpasses it in resolution and details, but this is expected from
multi-billion dollar orbiting observatory with 2.4 meters mirror.
Otherwise, this image is very close to the best images from ground-based
telescopes ever captured. (more...) |
 | | C3 cameras employ the latest generation of Sony IMX CMOS
sensors, offering exceptional quantum efficiency thanks to
back-illuminated design and very low dark current.
Despite relatively small pixels, full-well capacity exceeds
50 ke-. Combined with full
16 bit digitization, perfectly
linear response to light and exceptionally low read
noise, these cameras are suitable for both aesthetic
astro-photography as well as astronomical research. Sensor formats from
APS to photographic full-frame (24 × 36 mm) ensure wide
field of view and optimally utilize capabilities of the optical systems
most commonly used by amateur astronomers. (more...) |
 | SIPS version 3.24 | Updated: 29.12.2020 |
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 | | Continuously increasing number of SIPS users ensures a steady
flow of feedback. We of course try to sort out which of the proposed new
functions would be most useful and at the same time appreciated by most
users, and implement these features in every new SIPS version. Check
what's new in SIPS v3.24 — some of the newly added
functions could help you when observing of processing of acquired
images. (more...) |
 | SIPS version 3.22 | Updated: 12.10.2020 |
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 | | Majority of new features of the Scientific Image Processing
System version 3.22 are related to the word Scientific in its
name, improving astrometric and photometric processing of images taken
for research purposes. Also, the single important bug-fix of this SIPS
release concerns unreliable astrometry plate solution of arbitrary
rotated images. (more...) |
 | | The C4-16000 cooled scientific CMOS camera sensors offer the
same geometry like the CCDs in the famous G4-16000 cameras — sensor size 37 × 37 mm, 9 μm pixels and 16 MPx
(4k × 4k) resolution. Also the mechanical
design of C4 cameras inherits from G4 Mark II cameras, which makes the
C4 camera line fully compatible with vast range of telescope adapters,
off-axis guider adapters, filter wheels, Camera Ethernet adapters,
guiding cameras etc. (more...) |
 | | New cooled CMOS cameras C1+7000 and C2-7000 offer quite large
pixels of 4.5 μm, especially compared to majority of other CMOS based
cameras available. As CCD sensors, often employing much bigger pixels,
are no longer available, even relatively small increase in pixel size of
a CMOS sensor significantly increases some key parameters like dynamic
range (pixel area and thus also a number of electrons each pixel can
accommodate corresponds to the square of pixel dimension). (more...) |
 | | C1+ camera models are designed to fulfill the gap between
small and lightweight C1 models, intended as Moon and planetary cameras
and auto-guiders, and C2 cameras, equipped with active sensor cooling
and mechanical shutter and thus intended for more serious astronomical
imaging and research. C1+ cameras are able to work as C1 ones, only
being somewhat heavier and bulkier, and at the same time C1+ can replace
the C2 models, only with slightly less cooling performance and lack of
mechanical shutter. (more...) |
 | | The cooled C2 series global shutter CMOS cameras were
developed for imaging under extremely low-light conditions in astronomy,
microscopy and similar areas. Mechanical design of this series inherits
from earlier CCD-based G2 Mark II cameras, which makes the C2 series
fully compatible with vast range of telescope adapters, off-axis guider
adapters, internal or external filter wheels, Camera Ethernet adapters,
guiding cameras etc. (more...) |
 | | The C1 series cameras with global shutter CMOS
sensors were designed to be small, lightweight imagers for Moon and
planets and for automatic telescope guiding. With proper image
calibration, C1 cameras provide surprisingly good results also in
entry-level deep-sky imaging. The used CMOS sensors response to light is
linear up to very close to saturation point, so, C1 cameras can be used
for scientific applications like variable star research, too. (more...) |
 | | Gx Mark II cameras are available in many variants — individual G2, G3 and G4 series offer camera integration
with internal or external filter wheels, Off-Axis Guider adapters,
various threaded adapters as well as standard Canon EOS and Nikon lens
bayonet adapters etc. One of the distinguishing feature of Mark II
cameras is the telescope/lens adapter interface allowing precise
adjustment of optical axis (sensor tilt). Despite the vast variability
and many options, the Gx Mark II camera system was designed to maintain
adapter-specified back focal distance of adjustable adapters on all
camera variants. (more...) |
 | | Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter allows connection of Gx series
cameras (models G0 to G4) to the control computer using Ethernet
interface and TCP/IP protocol stack (this means over Local or Wide Area
Networks). Single Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter contains four USB 2.0 ports
and allows connection of up to four Gx cameras at the same time
(regardless of the specific series, cameras can be freely
combined). (more...) |
 | | 64 bits is a new
marketing buzz-word in the world of mobile phones and tablets, but it is
rather common in the world of Personal Computers. Despite the
64 bit systems are available for many
years, especially recently number of newly installed 32 bit systems sharply declines and 64 bit systems dominate. Surprisingly, general
understanding what does it mean is very low and particularly baffling is
the fact, that 64 bit operating system is
(fortunately) perfectly capable to run 32 bit applications. The answer to the question which
driver version (32 bit or 64 bit) to install requires understanding of a few
concepts. (more...) |
 | | The ability to capture individual exposures through various
filters is one of the key features of the cooled CCD cameras, regardless
if being used for scientific research or for astronomical photography.
This is why the Gx CCD cameras were designed to include the filter wheel
inside the camera head and to integrate filter wheel control into camera
control from the beginning. When more than 5 or 6 filters are necessary
or the filter wheel has to be used with G4 camera, the filter wheel is
too large to be placed inside the camera head. External filter wheel is
then the only option. (more...) |
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